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Thursday's Children: Flash Fiction from 512 Words or Fewer

Curtis C. Chen

First published 2014
Publisher CKL
Format eBook
Type Collection
Cover art Natalie Metzger
Price $0.99

    Publication date and publisher from Amazon as of 2022-11-16. Publisher is not stated on the copyright page, although a stylized logo reading "CKL" appears there.
  • No ISBN or cover price on digital edition.
  • Stories are dated by their first appearance at 512 Words or Fewer, provided beneath each story's title.
  • Edited by DeeAnn Sole. Cover and interior art credited on the copyright page.
  • Author's Notes is a substantial essay.
  • Also available as a free digital collection for subscribers of Chen's mailing list.

Page Title Author(s) Type
|1 Introduction (Thursday's Children) Laura Mixon Essay
|10 Vampires of New York Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|100 Back to School Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|101 Bad Boy of the Spelling Bee Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|102 Life Goes On Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|103 Love Lucy Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|104 Antique Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|105 The Incredible Machine Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|106 Broken Morning Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|107 I'll Fly Away Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|108 No Longer Buried Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|109 Unintended Consequences Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|11 Secret Stash Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|110 You Are What You Eat Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|111 This Is Not a Clue Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|112 At Close Range Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|113 Don't Be a Dick Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|114 The Coronation Will Not Be Televised Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|115 Falling Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|116 Now and Later Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|117 Prisoner Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|118 Switch Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|119 Author's Notes (Thursday's Children) Curtis C. Chen Essay
|12 The Rule of Three Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|13 Interview with a Gatekeeper Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|14 Transport Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|15 Girlfightclub Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|16 Godwin's Backstory Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|17 Poker Face Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|18 Rhymes with Pork Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|19 Who Died? Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|2 The End Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|20 Friday the Thirtieth Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|21 Question of the Day Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|22 It's Not the Heat, It's the Stupidity Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|23 What You Should Know About Water Rites Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|24 Reunion Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|25 Money for Nothing Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|26 Bachelor of Science Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|27 Sweet Nothings Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|28 Ekphrasis Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|29 Irremediable Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|3 Shibboleths Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|30 Humbuggery Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|31 Sleepmonger Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|32 Nothing Up His Sleeve Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|33 Thrilling Heroics Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|34 Fearless Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|35 Higher Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|36 Stronger Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|37 Faster Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|38 Five for Fighting Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|39 Runaways Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|4 Free Advice Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|40 Mutiny Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|41 Have Spacesuit, Will Travel Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|42 Down to Earth Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|43 Get Your Ass to Mars Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|44 Martian Standard Time Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|45 Birthdays Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|46 By Any Other Name Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|47 To Cruise or Not to Cruise Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|48 Want You Gone Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|49 So Is This a Game or Not Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|5 Creation Blues Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|50 Phobos Cruise Crazy Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|51 On Orbit Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|52 Hailing Frequency Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|53 Fight or Flight Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|54 Rescue Gone Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|55 Guardians Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|56 Up in the Air Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|57 Guards Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|58 Tunnellers Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|59 In the Navy Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|6 Not As We Know It Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|60 Sacrifice Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|61 Drive On Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|62 Art Attack Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|63 This Is the Job Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|64 A Shower Scene Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|65 Telling Tales Out of School Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|66 Division of Labour Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|67 Debriefing Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|68 You Have One New Message Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|69 Newbody Does It Better Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|7 The Saints Are Coming Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|70 State Secrets Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|71 Kangaroo's First Day with the Eye Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|72 Vampire Robot Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|73 Stranger in a Strange Land Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|74 Universal Language Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|75 Ghosts of Earth Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|76 Hauntfail Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|77 In Which Miss Hartfeil Drops Some Science on Her Tenth Grade Classroom Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|78 Sportsball Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|79 My Least Favourite Martian Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|8 Just Another Fish Story Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|80 Biological Imperatives Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|81 Barely Legal Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|82 A Minor Inconvenience Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|83 Fools for Love Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|84 Reaction Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|85 Assassination Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|86 Just Follow Your Nose Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|87 It's in There Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|88 Within Sight Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|89 Sam Spayed Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|9 The Wren and the Hen and the Men in the Pen Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|90 Getaway Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|91 Shoot First Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|92 The Forty Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|93 There Will Be Banter Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|94 This Scene Lacks Tension Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|95 Wait for It Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|96 A Technicality Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|97 Parents Just Don't Understand Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|98 Welcome to PDX Curtis C. Chen Short Story
|99 Better Curtis C. Chen Short Story